Dalina® Grande Castillo Dahlia

• Light Requirement is Full Sun
• Height 15-18 Inches
• Width 12-18 Inches
• Use as a filler when using in containers
• Wine red colored flowers!
• Growing Zones 9 - 11

Long considered old-fashion, dahlias are enjoying a resurgence of popularity among gardeners, prized especially as cut flowers. Dalina Grande Castillo’s wine red color looks great when planted as filler in a container. Cluster three to five plants amid perennials to enhance the blooming season in the landscape for. Dalina Grande Castillo joins more than 20 other colors in the Dalina Grande family.

Butterflies regularly visit dahlias. This upright dahlia grows many flowering stems from the base of the plant. At 12 to 18 inches tall and wide and with a spring through summer blooming habit, the flowers can be cut for indoor enjoyment. The University of Wisconsin named Dalina Grande Castillo Dahlia a top performer.

Dalina Grande Castillo Dahlia Care

Grow this dahlia in areas with direct sunlight, but avoid blaring hot west or south exposure, which may cause the flowers to fade. Dahlias do well with full eastern exposure. It has average water needs, so water when the top inch of soil feels dry. Don’t over water because it may cause the plant to rot.

Deadhead (remove spent flowers) Dalina Grande Castillo Dahlia to keep it blooming. Dahlias are a tender plant and after a killing frost, its tubers can be dug, dried, stored for winter and replanted in pots indoors for transplanting outdoors. Or plant them directly outdoors in late spring.

Dalina Grande Castillo Dahlia Spacing

In an average 12- to 14-inch container, plant one or two Dalina Grande Castillo Dahlia. Or mix it with other summer annuals. In the ground, plant about 12 to 18 inches apart. Grow as a summer hedge or border.

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DAHCSP